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Micro devices assembly using virtual environments

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In this paper, the design and development of a physical and virtual environment to support assembly of micron sized devices is discussed. Micro assembly involves handling and assembling of micron sized parts (10−6 m). As manual assembly of micron-sized parts is difficult and tedious, the design of computer assisted micro-assembly techniques becomes crucial. An Integrated Physical and Virtual Reality (VR) environment has been created to aid in the assembly of such micro devices, which supports the establishment of an interface between a virtual and physical micro assembly work cell. The overall architecture and the various modules implemented in this environment are outlined in this paper.

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  1. Center for Information Based Manufacturing (CINBM), Industrial Engineering Department, New Mexico State University (NMSU), Las Cruces, NM, 88003, USA

    N. Gobinath, J. Cecil & Derek Powell

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Gobinath, N., Cecil, J. & Powell, D. Micro devices assembly using virtual environments. J Intell Manuf 18, 361–369 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-007-0034-8

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